Holder and packing frame for hats



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W. M. LEVWY. HOLDER ANDPACKING FRAME POR HATS.

Patented June 4 (No Model.)

Patented June 4 m; .m T fw UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM M. LEVY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF TWIO-THIRDS TO ADOLPH -BERND AND ROTHSCHILD BROTHERS, ALL OF SAlWIE PLACE.

HOLDER AND PACKING-FRAME FOR HATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,636, dated June 4, 1889. Application filed March 5, 1889. Serial No. 301,965x (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it 71mg/ concern: are placed centrally between the side frames Be it known that I, \VILLIAM M. LEVY, a a, so that the front and rear portionsof the citizen of the United States, residing at the rim of hat l rest upon and are supported by 55 city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have iuthe horizontally-opposite bars or holders t',

5 vented a certain new and useful Improvedv respectively, hat 2 by the bars or holdersl,

Holder and Packing-Frame for Hat-s, of which 5 and so on throughout the entire series of hats the following is afull, clear, and exactdeseripand holders,'in which positions the hats are tion. conveniently arranged for exhibition or for 6o My invention relates to improved means of removal, as indicated by dotted lines for hat l. 1o holding and packing hats, and has for its ob-k On retracting or closing the framed bb',

ject to facilitate the exhibition thereof and to dre., intothe position seen in Fig.` l, the crown enable a numbe'rofhats to be packed together of the lowest hat 6 enters the crown of hat 5,

and carried withoutinjury. the crown of hat 5 that of hat 4, and so on 65 It consists in an extensible and retractible throughout the series, whereby the hats lto i 5 frame having transverse bars or holders, com- 6 are packed together in the smallest. possible bined with features of novelty, as hereinafter space within the frame o, h b', and the whole claimed. can be stowed iny any position within a trav- Onthe accompanying drawings, Figure l cling-trunk or otherwise for carriage. 7o represents a side elevation of my improved To prevent the frame ct l) t1', the., from be- 2o hat-holder and packing-frame in its closed poing closed too far and so injuring the hats, I sition and containinganumberof hats packed couple together any two opposite end joints together for carriage; Fig. 2, a similar view (one on each side of the central joints) of the thereof, broken away, when opened out for lazy-tong bars composing each side frame a 75 the exhibition or removal of the hats; Figs. by two arms or links c, which are jointed at 2 5 3 and 4, a plan and front elevation, respectone end to the' corresponding' end joints ot' ively, of the device as seen in Fig. l; and the lazy-tong bars, and at their other ends to Figs. 5 and 6, correspondingviews to Figs. l each other by a pin c at half the distance beand 2, respectively, broken away, showing a tween the said joints of the lazy-tong bars 8o moditled arrangement of locking device, like when the latter are closed to the full permit- 3o letters of reference denoting like parts in all ted extent, so that on closing the frame a bb',

the iigures. &c., the arms c will be brought from their poa c represent two sides or frames, which sition seen in Fig. 2 into line and direct tenare mounted opposite and parallel to each sion with each other, as seen in Fig. l, there- 85 other at a suitable distance apart. Each side by locking the end joints of the laZy-ton g bars 3 5 frame a is composed of bars arranged together and preventing any further lowering or closin consecutive pairs, the bars of each pair ing of the frame a b b, dac. As the frame c crossing one another diagonally at the center, b ZJ', the., is opened out or extended, the arms where they are swiveled together and jointed or links c will be converged about their com- 9o near their respective ends, at an equal dismon joint c and resume the position seen in 4o tance on each side of the central joint, to the Fig. 2.

corresponding ends of the succeeding pair, For locking the frame c b b', &c., in the and so on through the entire series on the open or extended position, any two consecuwell-known lazy-tong principle. tive central joints of the lazy-tong bars are 95 The end joints of the bars of one side frame coupled together by arms or links d, which 45 CL are respectively connected to or formed in are jointed to each other by a pin d at half one with the corresponding joints of the opthe distance between the said central joints posite side frame a by transverse bars or when the lazy-tong bars are fully extended, holders b b h2 b3 b4 b5 o, the whole constitutin which position of the latter the arms d are Ioo ing an extensible and retractible frame for in vertical line with each other and act as a 5o receiving the hats l 2 3 t 5 6,which, when the strut to prevent the closingof the frame ct b frame c Z) b', &c., is in an upright position o', ttc.; or, in lieu of the separate arms c and and extended or opened out, as seen in Fig. 2, d for locking the frame a b b, dac., in the closed and open positions, respectively, as above described, I may substitute for the two arms c a single bar e, as shown in Figs. 5 and C, which is formed near one end with a longitudinal slot c', of suitable extent, along the bar e, which is jointed to the coupling-pin d of the arms d, connecting the consecutive central joints of the lazy-tong bars, the slot e Working over the adjacent end joint of the lazy-tong bars, so that when the latter are fully closed, as seen in Fig. 5, the outer end of the slot e is drawn hard against and behind the said end joint, Which is thereby prevented from further spreading and the frame a b b, &c., locked in the closed position.

On extending or opening the frame a b b', dac., into the position seen in Fig. 6, the said end joint of the lazy-tong bars has free play Within the slot e oi' the bar c until, on the arrival of the arms d in line with each other, a :notch h, formed in the upper side of the slot c', comes opposite to the said joint, and is engaged therewith for locking the arms d in the extended position of the frame a b b', &c.

ff represent bands of elastic webbing or other material (see Fig. 4;) arranged along the upper surface of the bars or holders b b2 b3, to which their ends are attached by links g or otherwise, so that when hats l 2 are located within the frame d l) l1 lf2 the bands j' are hitched over the front and rear portions of the respective rims ot the hats 1 2 3,Which are thereby secured to the bars or holders b b2 b3.

I claim my invention- 1. In a holder and packing device for hats, the combination ot' sides or frames, each composed of bars jointed together on the lazytong principle, and bars or holders connecting the said frames, with means for locking the frames in the extended and closed .post tions, substantially as shown, and for the pnrpose described.

2. In a holder and packing device for hats, the combination of sides or frames, each composed of bars jointed together on the lazytong principle, bars or holders connecting the said frames, and means for locking the frames in the extended and closed positions, with means for securing the hats to the said connecting bars or holders, substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses, this 28th day ol February, 188).

WILLIAM M. LEVY.

Vtnesses:

S. L. SOHRADER, J. L. I-IoRNsBY. 

